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Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!

Original title: Oggi a me... domani a te!
  • 1968
  • GP
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.8K
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Bud Spencer in Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! (1968)
Spaghetti WesternDramaThrillerWestern

A man released after a jail term for a crime he did not commit, raises a gang to go after the man who framed him.A man released after a jail term for a crime he did not commit, raises a gang to go after the man who framed him.A man released after a jail term for a crime he did not commit, raises a gang to go after the man who framed him.

  • Director
    • Tonino Cervi
  • Writers
    • Dario Argento
    • Tonino Cervi
  • Stars
    • Brett Halsey
    • Bud Spencer
    • Wayde Preston
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.8K
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    • Director
      • Tonino Cervi
    • Writers
      • Dario Argento
      • Tonino Cervi
    • Stars
      • Brett Halsey
      • Bud Spencer
      • Wayde Preston
    • 21User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Brett Halsey
    Brett Halsey
    • Bill Kiowa
    • (as Montgomery Ford)
    Bud Spencer
    Bud Spencer
    • O'Bannion
    Wayde Preston
    Wayde Preston
    • Jeff Milton
    Jeff Cameron
    • Moreno
    Franco Borelli
    • Bunny Fox
    • (as Stanley Gordon)
    Dana Ghia
    Dana Ghia
    • Mirana Kiowa
    • (as Diana Madigan)
    Teodoro Corrà
    • Gun Seller
    • (as Doro Corrai)
    Victoriano Gazzarra
    • Gambler
    • (as Vic Gazzarra)
    Aldo Marianecci
    • Barber
    Michele Borelli
    • Prison Director
    Umberto Di Grazia
    • Second in command
    Franco Pechini
    • Prison director
    Nazzareno Natale
    • Comanchero
    William Berger
    William Berger
    • Francis 'Colt' Moran
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    • James Elfego
    Remo Capitani
    Remo Capitani
    • Publican
    • (uncredited)
    Lina Franchi
    Lina Franchi
    • Bunny Fox's Girlfriend
    • (uncredited)
    Giglio Gigli
    • One of Elfegos Men
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Tonino Cervi
    • Writers
      • Dario Argento
      • Tonino Cervi
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    User reviews21

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    7lost-in-limbo

    Have I got a job for you…. 10 grand worth.

    Dario Argento… Italian horror-specialist?! Well one of them anyway. Yep Argento co-penned this highly enjoyable spaghetti western that had a strong ensemble cast of interesting names to boot. Featuring Brett Halsey, Bud Spencer, William Berger and quite a memorable Tatsuya Nakadai… with a machete! Not only fun and absorbing, but one of the better entries of the long-listed and wide-ranged spaghetti sub-genre. The story is your basic revenge formula, but the script is sharp, unsparing and riddled with well-judged humour that never takes away from the gradual build-up to a thrilling, if offbeat standoff in swampy woodland terrain. These final passages are very well delivered by director Tonino Cervi, by pulling out an atmospheric tone together with the bold violence. But before even leading up to all of this, are some reliably creative and gusty set-pieces that aren't out of place. The brisk style is evident, and music composer Angelo Francesco Lavagnino's flamboyant score randomly punctuates some uncanny sounds. While, the formidably cunning camera-work of Sergio D'Offizi adds to the intensity. Japanese actor Nakadai is stupendous, and had me transfixed with his vibrant expressions as the shady, clever weasel-like villain. He stole every shot he was in. Halsey basically just looked good in black, and stared you down with that steely glance in a fitting performance as the revenge seeking heroine. Spencer bombards the screen with his robust personality and stature. The pacing stays tight, and pretty dry with little in the way of lapses.
    ericdetrick2002

    Dario Argento western?

    Yes, it is true, giallo master Dario Argento helped write this speghetti western from the late 60s. I have never been a big fan of western movies, but my love of Italian horror cinema has taken me into this genre. They just don't make

    westerns, or any genre for that matter, like this anymore.

    This film has all the great makings of what a good western movie should be.

    You have the duels, the horse chases, and the classic saloon card game. The

    fact that this is a low budget film is what attracts me. The sometimes badly

    dubbed in english also humors me. But put those things a side and you have a

    pretty good story. The way the final "duel" comes together is classic.

    Overall, this is may not be "the one" when it comes to speghetti westerns, I am by no means a connoseur of Italian western film. But I walked away pleased.

    Now I have to go and watch a few more Italian cowboy flicks to compare.
    7Arca1943

    What, it's all you have to oppose Tatsuya Nakadai ???

    I've always liked Italian westerns and I enjoyed this one as well. Good script by Argento, great music by Lavagnino (who composed the score for such great Italian as Tutti a casa). But let's admit it, there is an evident problem with the casting. Bud Spencer, William Berger and the other dude are O.K. within the limits of the genre, but - oups ! - in the role of the bad guy, they're facing one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, no less. Ladies and gentlemen, Tatsuya Nakadai ! English being only my second language, I am a little bit limited when it comes to finding the right words to describe the work of this phenomenal actor. His fame outside Japan mostly came from a series of outstanding samurai movies such as Hara-Kiri, Sword of doom or Goyokin. (Among many others) Yet all those samurais are remarkably different from one another, for Nakadai's trademark is mercurial versatility. His acting technique sometimes seems so different from one movie to the next that you'd hardly believe it's the same man. And of course he interpreted plenty of other characters besides samurais, such as the unfortunate hero in Kobayashi's monument The Human Condition.

    I could go on talking about this artist for quite a while. Suffice it to say that watching this western put me somewhat in a sad mood. I'm sure Mr. Nakadai enjoyed himself a lot doing this movie - and it shows ! - but when you have the incredible luck to get such an actor in your cast, frankly it is your responsibility to come out with an outstanding spaghetti western, not just an average-to-good like this one unfortunately is. It's too bad such a project didn't fall in the hands of a more imaginative Italian western director - Sollima or Corbucci or even Colizzi.

    Yet again, this western is good enough, and is certainly worth watching would it be just for Tatsuya Nakadai alone, playing the villain - and madman - James Elfego with rejoicing maestria. Since the character is in no way a Japanese, Mr. Nakadai does not have his legendary 'sword of doom' with him - but watch your head, for he does have a machete !
    8Leofwine_draca

    Standard revenge western, but very well made

    TODAY IT'S ME...TOMORROW YOU!, aka TODAY WE KILL, TOMORROW WE DIE!, is a 1968 spaghetti western directed by Tonino Cervi and starring Brett Halsey as a Django lookalike who goes on the warpath to avenge the death of his wife. The film's origins are clear, with the straightforward revenge story concocted by Dario Argento no less. The first half sees posse members being assembled (a bit like THE DIRTY DOZEN) while the second sees them carrying out their mission of vengeance.

    There's little in this movie you won't have seen elsewhere, but I was surprised at how well shot it is. The locations are atmospheric and the cinematography is excellent, with plenty of gritty shoot-outs for action fans. Characterisation is slim but the characters themselves are engaging, from Halsey's taciturn lead to the likes of William Berger, Bud Spencer and Wayde Preston as various members of the posse. The music is stirring and as a whole the production values can't be faulted.

    The best actor of the lot is a real surprise: Japanese star Tatsuya Nakadai, star of the late Kurosawa movies RAN and KAGEMUSHA: THE SHADOW WARRIOR, playing the bad guy. Nakadai gives a multi-layered and extremely decent performance straight out of Japanese samurai cinema, and acts everybody else off screen. Simply said, he's brilliant and lifts the movie whenever he appears. The rating gains a star due to his presence alone.
    6ma-cortes

    TODAY IT'S ME, TOMORROW IT'S YOU is an acceptable Western / vengeance with Bud Spencer as secondary

    A man named Bill Kiowa (Brett Halsey) is falsely convicted for killing his spouse and is condemned to prison for several years . When Bill's released he seeks vendetta against the Comancheros's leader who killed brutally his sweetheart . He's named Bill and as his wife was a Native American , for that reason is named Bill Kiowa . He reunites a misfit band formed by four tough men , a corpulent hunk named O'Bannon (at one of his first Westerns , Bud Spencer), a gambler (William Berger : Sartana, Sabata) , a gunslinger (Wayde Preston) , all of them to go after the Pistolero who framed him . Meanwhile , the bandits led by Elfego (Tatsuya Nakadi, starring in Kagemusa, and Ran) rob a Well Fargo stagecoach . Elfego is a psycho , a sadistic wielding a machete and killing cruelly his victims.

    This Spaghetti packs goods moments with gunfire and fist-play and also the visual look is nice . Reminiscent of other films , except all those other movies are much better (Magnificent seven , The Good , the Bad and The Ugly , Fistful of dollars , among them) . Good camera work by Sergio Dóffici , though shot on inappropriate Italian outdoors from the Lacio and Elios Studios . I miss the classic barren landscapes from Almeria (Spain) where were filmed hundreds of Westerns . Cool musical score by Angelo Francisco Lavagnino , Peplum's usual . Weak performance by Brett Halsey as a man released after a jail term for a crime he didn't commit and raises a two-fisted bunch . Brett was a B American actor who starred numerous Spaghetti (Kill Johnny Ringo , Wrath of God , Roy Colt and Winchester Jack , Twenty thousand dollars for seven) and spy genre , working for Ricardo Fedra and Mario Bava and later returning USA as secondary TV actor . Halsey didn't believe in this movie and opted to use a the pseudonym Montgomery Ford so people wouldn't associate him with it ; the movie ended up being his most successful ever and to this day he's credited as Montgomery Ford in Italy . Excellent acting by Tatsuya Nakadai, a prestigious Japanese actor , he puts strange faces , grimace , penetrating eyes and killer laughter . The film was middlingly directed by Tonino Cervi in his first and only Western . He has an eclectic career as writer and director of drama (Portrait of bourgeois in black), comedy (The miser) and terror (Queens of evil) . His most important activity was as a producer , as he produced for Federico Fellini(Bocaccio 70) , Antonioni(Red desert) , Vancini (Long night of 43) and Bertolucci (Grim reaper) .

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    • Trivia
      Brett Halsey didn't believe in this movie and opted to use a the pseudonym Montgomery Ford so people wouldn't associate him with it. The film ended up being his most successful ever and to this day he's credited as Montgomery Ford in Italy.
    • Alternate versions
      The US DVD release by VCI Entertainment is packaged under its US title "Today We Kill Tomorrow We Die." However this disc contains the 95 minute Canadian version with the title "Today Its Me Tomorrow You" and is pan-and-scanned although the box claims to be a "widescreen" version.
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      Referenced in Western, Italian Style (1968)

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    • Release date
      • June 1971 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Today It's Me
    • Filming locations
      • Caldara di Manziana, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.)
      • Splendida Film
      • Rewind Film
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      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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